Author: Jason Gewirtz

Jason Gewirtz is the editor and publisher of SportsTravel. He has worked at the magazine in various roles since 2008, including as managing editor and editor. He is a former member of the Sports ETA board of directors.
Playeasy-Experiences

Playeasy Launches AI-Driven Platform for Destinations

Playeasy has announced the launch of Playeasy Experiences, a digital platform to help destination marketing organizations deliver event-focused visitor experiences directly through their own websites. The new service uses AI-powered technology to help destinations customize their offerings to potential event organizers and participants, including the ability for visitor to chat with an AI tour guide, […]

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Li Li Leung to Step Down as USA Gymnastics CEO

Li Li Leung, who took over the president and CEO role at USA Gymnastics during a tumultuous time for the national governing body and helped lead the organization to a significant turnaround, has announced that she will step down from her role at the end of 2025. Leung was hired in 2019 in the wake […]

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US Swimming Olympic Trials
Swimmers start a Women's 50 freestyle preliminary heat Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

2028 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials Will Return to Indianapolis

After its successful 2024 debut in an NFL stadium, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will return to the same venue in Indianapolis in June 2028.  Lucas Oil Stadium, home to the Indianapolis Colts, will again serve as the host venue after USA Swimming took the event to a football stadium for the first […]

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State Games of America
The State Games of America is a biennial competition held for amateur athletes in a variety of sports. Photo by Jason Gewirtz

Colorado Springs Awarded 2028 State Games of America

Colorado Springs has been awarded the 2028 State Games of America by the National Congress of State Games. The event, which will be organized by the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation, will be held July 14–16, 2028, and is expected to attract more than 12,500 athletes from across the country. The multisport festival is a chance […]

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Sports related travel
A new report by GSIQ reveals that sports fans expect to travel more to events in the years to come. Photo by Jason Gewirtz

Study: Number of Sports Travelers Expected to Grow

A new study of more than 6,000 sports travelers across 12 international markets shows the number of people willing to travel for sports events is poised to grow and that those sports-related travelers book their journeys in different ways than leisure travelers. The report, “Sports Tourists: Travelling With Passion” was created by GSIQ in collaboration […]

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Spectator Sports Tourism
More than 100 million people traveled more than 50 miles last year to attend professional, minor league and collegiate regular-season events. Photo by Jason Gewirtz/SportsTravel

Spectator Sports-Related Travel Generates $47.1 Billion Impact

More than 100 million people traveled more than 50 miles to attend professional minor league and collegiate regular-season sports events in the United States last year, generating $47.1 billion in direct economic impact, according to results of new research commissioned by the Sports Events & Tourism Association. The research, performed by Tourism Economics and sponsored […]

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Clippers Lakers Basketball

What About Us?

With the passage of time since the Dallas Mavericks traded their cornerstone player, Luka Doncic, to the Lakers, the deal remains universally incomprehensible. Sure, justifications have been offered such as Doncic’s defensive limitations, as well as his diet and conditioning habits that were thought to get in the way of his defensive abilities as well […]

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SportsTravel Podcast Alex Kerman SFIA

Pickleball, Flag Football, Wrestling and the Sports on the Rise

For decades, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association has been polling Americans about their participation levels in more than 100 sports and activities. The data, released annually in their Topline Participation Report, breaks those numbers down by individual sports and activities, types of sports like water sports, winter sports or racquet sports, and also by […]

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